She swallows, moving her hand just a bit closer to Minji’s, to see if maybe…maybe she could-

"I'm...sorry that-"

“Don't be. That’s how life can be, isn’t it? How love can be.”

“It’s not…we’re, I…”

“Siyeon.”

Her breath catches painfully in her chest, knowing that Minji is about to release the wave of emotion she'd been trying to hold back.

“Whoever said love is easy and simple is wrong. It really hurts sometimes, you know?”